Essay on Genesis: The Creation Week

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GENESIS: the creation week
Introduction
 This presentation is about the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. Its main purpose will be to educate you, the audience on hermeneutics, the literal and contextual interpretations of the creation story, as well as the history, author, date and importance of the book of Genesis.
 Throughout history, people have asked the ultimate question 'Where did it all begin?' For the majority of fundamentalist Christians, the belief is that the beginning of all life itself came from the supreme power of the Almighty Lord God. This point of view appears in the Bible, but can this be taken in a completely literal sense? Did one God create it all? Through examination of the literal and contextual meanings…show more content…

In the image of god he created man and woman. Male and female created he them'
On the seventh day God decided The heavens and the earth were finished and filled with life' and god rested from his work and all that he had made'
Each day interpretation
On the first day God creates the foundation on which the rest of the earth and surrounding universe is built. This begins with his command let there be light'. He then goes on to separate the light from the darkness, naming them night and day.
On the second day God creates the sky, which is described as separating the waters above from the waters below' and the sky is named heaven
On the third day god creates the land and the sea through the command to the water be gathered together in one place and let the dry land appear'. Next he creates the grass and other foliage such as trees and plants with fruits and seeds.
On the fourth day god creates the lights in the sky of heavens to divide the day from the night', in simple terms this means the sun, moon and the stars.
On the fifth day God adds life to the earth, 'let the waters bring forth in great numbers moving creatures that have life, and let the birds fly above the

Genesis vs. Iroquois Creation Myth
All different cultures have their own creation stories, mostly all containing the elements of a Higher Power of some sort, how the power created the world, and the creation a human man. The Christian belief in the Genesis story has these key elements , as does the Iroquois creation myth, The World on the Turtle's Back. Although these two creation stories share similarities, they also have some stark contrasts. These contrasts include, how the two cultures of

Lost in Translation: ‘Ezer Kenegdo
The Genesis creation account, as told in Genesis (Gen.) 2-3, traditionally is seen through a normative lens as male dominant. As stated in Gen. 2:18-23 God believes that man needs a helper, who will complement him and satisfy his needs for companionship. According to God “‘it is not good that the man should be alone’” This companion is intended to be ‘ezer kenegdo, directly translated to mean “a helper suitable for him,” yet through the translations from the

Creation myths of Babylon, Egypt, and Genesis
There are many similarities in the Babylonian, Egyptian, and Genesis stories. In all the stories one god creates man and explains how all things on earth come to being. They also set up their calendars and show examples of evil within each story to set up moral rules for man to live by. How do these elements compare between each of these stories?
In the Babylonian myth the God Marduk creates man from the blood of another god Kingu. “Blood will

﻿Creation myths: Genesis versus the Koran
Creation myths can be profoundly revelatory of the values of the cultures that produce them. They reflect how the culture views its place in the universe, the relations between the sexes, and above all the relationship of human beings to God. The creation myths of the Judeo-Christian tradition and Islam share many similarities. Both put human beings squarely in the center of God's creation in terms of His importance, and give Man dominance over plants and

The Meaning of the Days of Creation in Genesis One
A matter that weighs heavily between the science world and the biblical world is the meaning of the ?days? of creation in Genesis 1. Are God?s creative days to be taken as long periods of time, eons, or short periods of time, i.e. 24 hours? We will examine the biblical evidence for possibly applying a long-term definition to the word, ?day? in English, yom in Hebrew, and see that in the Bible; it is all a matter of timing. Remember the article

Comparison of Genesis with Other Creation Mythologies
We all know that our mothers and fathers gave us birth, and grandmothers and grandfathers gave our parents birth. However, what about the beginning? What does the beginning look like? Who created the sky, the earth, the mountains and rivers, the plants, the animals, and the human beings? How was the world created? What happened to the creator? These questions have puzzled and are asked by every people. However, no one has yet found

Genesis 1:1-11, are very important scriptures that demand that we take a look back at our history when we begin to discuss human origin, relationships and civilization. It is here that we find answers to what has been a debate for many. Author, Lim (2013) states that, “In Genesis the days of creation begin with sunset because God is not bound by and does not emanate from natural forces such as the sun”. This is shown true in the verses simply explaining the creation of everything including the

The History of Creation in Genesis 1:1-5
Introduction
The passage that I choose to write about was Genesis chapter 1 verses 1-5. I choose this passage because I was interested in studying how God supposedly created the earth and turned darkness into a world full of life and spirit. Genesis 1 begins by saying “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”(NKJV) I think that the purpose of this verse is to summarize the things that God would do in the future. This text tells us that

down from generation to generation, yet two have survived the
test of time and criticism.&nbsp; The Biblical account in Genesis,&nbsp; probably written
by Moses around 1500 B.C., and the story of creation and flood in Ovid's
Metamorphosis, written somewhere between 8 and 17 A.D., have weathered the
criticism and become the most famous.&nbsp; The Genesis account, however, may be the
most prominent of the two accounts.&nbsp; Within these accounts, are many
similarities,

Creation myths of Babylon, Egypt, and Genesis
There are many similarities in the Babylonian, Egyptian, and Genesis stories. In all the stories one god creates man and explains how all things on earth come to being. They also set up their calendars and show examples of evil within each story to set up moral rules for man to live by. How do these elements compare between each of these stories?
In the Babylonian myth the God Marduk creates man from the blood of another god Kingu. "Blood will